In addition, they have expressed feelings of gratitude towards the Bishopric of Cádiz and Ceuta, the media, their neighbors and authorities, who conveyed “their regret for Diego’s death and paid him affectionate and posthumous tributes in his memory.”
“We are sure that our loved one rests protected by the Virgin of La Palma, under whose images he worked for years as sacristan of said Church,” the letter continues, appealing to the “infinite mercy of Our Lord” so that he may have mercy “on those who generate and they have generated so much evil in the world, because as Jesus Christ Crucified taught us, they are not aware of their actions.”
Diego Valencia’s relatives maintain that, “above them, remains the Work of God and the people who, like our dear and beloved Diego, dedicate their lives to putting the word of the Lord into practice, from faith, hope and charity.”